PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A man is dead and another critically wounded, after a shooting Thursday in South Philadelphia near Chickie's and Pete's.
Police said the shooting happened just before 6:15 p.m. at Broad Street and Packer Avenue. Officers arrived on the scene and found two men with gunshot wounds.
According to officials, medics took a man shot in the chest to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after 6:45.
Another man was shot in the stomach. He was taken to another hospital and listed in critical condition.
Police have urged anyone with information to contact them or submit an anonymous tip at 215-686-TIPS.